Venezuela national under-20 football team

Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship.[1] The team became runners-up in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

Venezuela Under 20
Nickname(s)
  • La Vinotinto (The Burgundy)
  • Los Llaneros (The Plainsmen)
AssociationVenezuelan Football Federation
(Federación Venezolana de Fútbol)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJosé Hernández
CaptainYangel Herrera
Home stadiumEstadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
Puerto La Cruz
FIFA codeVEN
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
8-0 Vs. Tahiti in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up, 2017
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances24 (first in 1954)
Best resultThird place, 1954, 2017

2009 South American Youth Championship

Venezuela was able to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing fourth in the hexagonal final, beating teams such as Colombia and Argentina, champions of the previous edition of the tournament.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1977Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009Second round4202105
2011Did Not Qualify
2013
2015
2017Runners-up7511143
2019Did not qualify
2021To be determined
Total2/2311713248

South American Youth Football Championship
South American Youth Football Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
1954Third place3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 033.33
1958Group Stage5 0 2 3 6 17 −11 000.00
1964Group Stage6 0 3 3 3 6 −3 000.00
1967Group Stage3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 033.33
1971Group Stage4 1 2 1 7 10 −3 025.00
1974Group Stage4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 025.00
1975Did not participate
1977Group Stage4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 000.00
1979Did not participate
1981Group Stage3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 000.00
1983Group Stage4 1 0 3 2 15 −13 025.00
1985Group Stage4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 000.00
1987Did not participate
1988Group Stage5 0 0 5 3 12 −9 000.00
1991Group Stage4 1 0 3 7 17 −10 025.00
1992Did not participate
1995Group Stage4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 000.00
1997Final Round9 3 2 4 23 23 +0 033.33
1999Group Stage4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 025.00
2001Group Stage4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 000.00
2003Group Stage4 1 0 3 1 4 −3 025.00
2005Final Round9 1 1 7 9 17 −8 011.11
2007Group Stage4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 025.00
2009Final Round9 3 4 2 11 12 −1 033.33
2011Group Stage4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 000.00
2013Group Stage4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 025.00
2015Group Stage4 1 0 3 1 5 −4 025.00
2017Final Round9 2 5 2 9 7 +2 022.22
Total24/28117 20 29 68 116 244 −128 017.09

Current status

Recent and forthcoming matches

Matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

May 20, 2017 2017 U-20 WCVenezuela 2 - 0 GermanyDaejeon, South Korea
14:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Peña  51'
Córdova  54'		 Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Ghead Grisha (Egypt)
May 23, 2017 2017 U-20 WCVenezuela 7 - 0 VanuatuDaejeon, South Korea
17:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Velásquez  30'
Córdova  42' 73'
Peñaranda  46'
Faríñez  56' (pen.)
Hurtado  82'
Sosa  89'		 Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
May 26, 2017 2017 U-20 WCMexico 0 - 1 VenezuelaSuwon, South Korea
17:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Córdova  33' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
May 30, 2017 2017 U-20 WCVenezuela 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) JapanDaejeon, South Korea
17:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Herrera  108' Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
June 4, 2017 2017 U-20 WCVenezuela 2 - 1 (a.e.t.) United StatesJeonju, South Korea
15:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Peñaranda  97'
N. Ferraresi  115'		 Jeremy Ebobisse  117' Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,671
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
June 8, 2017 2017 U-20 WCUruguay 1-1 VenezuelaDaejeon, South Korea
17:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Report Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium

  Win   Draw   Loss

Current squad

The following players were selected to take part in the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Carlos Olses (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 Deportivo La Guaira
2 2DF Pablo Bonilla (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 Deportivo La Guaira
3 2DF Miguel Navarro (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 Deportivo La Guaira
4 2DF Junior Moreno (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 Trujillanos
5 3MF Luis Chiquillo (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 Monagas
6 2DF Christian Makoun (captain) (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 Inter Miami
7 3MF Jesús Vargas (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 Estudiantes de Mérida
8 3MF Carlos Ramos (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 Carabobo
9 4FW Jan Carlos Hurtado (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 Boca Juniors
10 3MF Samuel Sosa (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 Alcorcón
11 3MF Enrique Peña Zauner (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 Sandhausen
12 1GK Miguel Silva (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 Metropolitanos
13 2DF Ricardo Mangana (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 Celta de Vigo
14 3MF Rommell Ibarra (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 Deportivo La Guaira
15 3MF Jorge Yriarte (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 Vitoria
16 3MF Jorge Echeverría (2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 Caracas
17 4FW Junior Paredes (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 Zulia
18 3MF Brayan Palmezano (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 Huachipato
19 4FW Santiago Herrera (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 North Carolina Tar Heels
20 2DF Marco Gómez (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 Zulia
21 2DF Ignacio Anzola (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 Deportivo Lara
22 1GK Cristopher Varela (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 Deportivo Táchira
23 3MF Cristian Cásseres (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 New York Red Bulls

Former squads

See also

References
  1. "Under-20 World Cup: Can Venezuela shock England in the Suwon final?". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "The fairytale becoming a reality for Venezuelan football". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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